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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 2555: Establishes a civil remedy for the protection of animals denied proper care

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

A 2555 is a bill introduced in the New York House on January 17, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Establishes a civil remedy for the protection of animals denied proper care. Primary sponsor: John McDonald (Democratic). It lists 29 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Establishes a civil remedy for the protection of animals denied proper care by creating a special proceeding in the supreme court that will hold owners and caretakers liable if such animals under their care are mistreated.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 19 · Democratic/Working Families 4 · Republican 4 · Republican/Conservative 1 · Republican/Conservative/Independence 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
John McDonaldPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse108
Joe AngelinoCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/IndependenceHouse121
Scott BendettCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse107
Karl BrabenecCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse98
Marianne ButtenschonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse119
Pat ChludzinskiCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse143
William ColtonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse47
Maritza DavilaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse53
Deborah GlickCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse66
Scott GrayCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse116
Andrew HevesiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse28
Billy JonesCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Paula KayCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse100
Anna KellesCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse125
Charles LavineCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse13
Grace LeeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse65
Dana LevenbergCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse95
Karen McMahonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse146
Diana MorenoCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse36
Karines ReyesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse87
Linda RosenthalCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse67
Angelo SantabarbaraCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse111
Nader SayeghCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse90
Sarahana ShresthaCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse103
Jo Anne SimonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse52
Tony SimoneCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse75
Phil SteckCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse110
Steve SternCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse10
Chris TagueCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse102
Yudelka TapiaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse86

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE
  2. PRINT NUMBER 2555A
  3. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO AGRICULTURE
  4. REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source